Where does “mildheortlic” come from?

mildheortlic (Old English) comes from Old English mildheort, from Old English heort, from Old English heorot, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

mildheortlic (Old English): compassionate, merciful

Definitions

  1. compassionate, merciful

Ancestry of “mildheortlic”, step by step

mildheortlic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mildheort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmildheortkindhearted, gentle; merciful
2Old EnglishheortAlternative form of heorot
3Old Englishheorotdeer, stag
4Old Englishfordford
5Proto-West Germanicfurduford
6Proto-Germanicfurduzford
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →